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motorcycle

Also known as motorbike, motor bike, motor cycle, motor-cycle, motor-bike, bike

A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.

AI overview

A motorcycle is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle that you ride while sitting on a saddle-style seat and steer using handlebars. Motorcycles (also called motorbikes, bikes, or trikes if three-wheeled) are a common form of personal transportation that offer an alternative to cars for getting around.

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Key facts

Machine.name: Motorcycle
Machine.image: Kawasaki Ninja 400 KRT Edition (facelift model) right side.jpg
Machine.caption: A post-2022 model of the Kawasaki Ninja 400
Machine.classification: Vehicle
Machine.application: Transportation
Machine.powered: Yes
Machine.self propelled: Yes
Machine.wheels: 2 (rarely 3 or 4)
Machine.invented: 1885
Machine.inventor: Gottlieb Daimler

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Research

6,374 papers

Motorcycle mayhem.Southern medical journal · 2005Orsay EDOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000157555.17924.E5
Saving Lives Out of Motorcycle Tragedies.JAMA internal medicine · 2023Zhang GY, Katz MHDOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5515
Modulation of attention and stress with arousal: The mental and physical effects of riding a motorcycle.Brain research · 2021Vaughn DA, Maggiora MB, Vaughn KJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147203
Motorcycle helmets and rider safety: a legislative crisis.ReviewJournal of public health policy · 2009Derrick AJ, Faucher LDDOI: 10.1057/jphp.2009.11
The burden of unhelmeted motorcycle injury: A nationwide scoring-based analysis of helmet safety legislation.Injury · 2023Ganga A, Kim EJ, Tang OY et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.01.013
The Burden of Motorcycle Crash Injuries on the Public Health System in Kisumu City, Kenya.ReviewGlobal health, science and practice · 2023Cholo W, Odero W, Ogendi JDOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00197
Motorcycle antilock braking systems and fatal crash rates: updated results.Traffic injury prevention · 2022Teoh ERDOI: 10.1080/15389588.2022.2047957
Motorcycle right-of-way accidents--a literature review.ReviewAccident; analysis and prevention · 2011Pai CWDOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.024

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

Types
History
Experimentation and invention
Summary of early inventions
First motorcycle companies
First World War
Postwar
Today
Technical aspects
Construction
Fuel economy
Electric motorcycles
Reliability
Dynamics
Accessories
Records
Safety
Motorcycle rider postures
Customized styles and subcultures
Legal definitions and restrictions
Environmental impact
United States emissions limits
Europe
Asia
See also
References
General references
External links

A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or, if three-wheeled, a trike) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar from a saddle-style seat.

Motorcycle designs vary greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising, sport (including racing), and off-road riding. Motorcycling is riding a motorcycle and being involved in other related social activities such as joining a motorcycle club and attending motorcycle rallies.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “motorcycle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.